Hat-brim curler



UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN PARKER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB OF ONE- HALF TO THOMAS NICHOLS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

HAT-BRIM CURLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 242,686, dated June 7, 1881.

Application filed March 24,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN PARKER, a subjeet of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Hat-Brim Curlers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to facilitate the curling of the brims of hats with the usual hand-tool, and this object I attain by provid- [o in g saidtool with a gage adapted to bear upon a guide on the hat-supporting bed, all as hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of a brim-curling tool provided with a .r 5 gage in accordance with my invention, the hatsupporting bed being shown in section; Fig.

2, a plan view, and Fig. 3 a view of a modification.

A is a hat-supporting bed, which is, in the present instance, made with a hollow annular portion adapted to be heated by steam; but the construction of the bed may be modified as desired so long as it affords a proper support for the hat B, the latter being held in place on the bed by any suitable system of clamping 0 turning roller a, turn-plate b, and presserroller d, so that as the tool is traversed in the direction of the arrow the edge of the hathrim is turned or curled over by the action of the roller a and plate b, and said curled por- 3 5 tion is flattened by the pressure of the roller 01.

In curling hat-briins with a hand-tool such as thatshown and described the extent to p which the brim is turned or curled depends upon the course of the tool in respect to the crown or body of the hat, and hitherto this course has been. determined by the judgment of the operator; hence the operation of brimcurling as now performed requires the exercise of great care and demands the employ- 5 ment of skilled labor. 4 This I overcome to a great extent by attaching to the tool a gage, J, adapted to act in conjunction with a guide, F, on the hat-supporting bed, the gage being adjustable in respect to the block -D of the tool, so as to vary the position of the latter in respect to the hat crown or body, and thus govern the extent to which the brim is curled. The gage J has at its opposite ends rollersmm, and during the manipulation of the tool these rollers are causedto press firmly against the guide F, the latter being thereby caused to govern the angle assumed by the tool in working around the ends of the hat. The rollers in are arranged at equal distances from the center line of the turn-plate b, so as to prevent twisting of the latter and interference with the proper curling of the brim. I

The guide F may form part of the bed A, if desired, instead of beingdetachable therefrom; or the guide may be constructed to fit over the crown of the hat, as shown in Fig. 3, instead of being applied to the bed; but the latter plan is preferred.

The character of the curling-tool may also be varied, that shown being selected because it is the one now commonly in use.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a hatbrim-eurling tool havinga handle, E, whereby itis manipulated, with a gage carried by the tool and adapted to bear upon a guide, whereby the course of the tool during the manipulation of JOHN PARKER.

Witnesses:

JAMES F. TOBIN, HARRY SMITH. 

